61.   An aging veteran was nudged along toward what appeared to be an early retirement.

62.   Analysts said they were not surprised that the charge will be higher than predicted because more people accepted the early retirement package.

63.   An early retirement program for a few hundred U.N. staff members considered less productive was stalled by a lack of funds.

64.   An elaborate package aimed at encouraging early retirement, and allowing for more Catholics to join, is recommended.

65.   And although officially she took an early retirement offer, close associates said she was pressured to resign.

66.   An injury or early retirement affects the team on the field, where a once-valuable contributor is lost.

67.   And dreams of early retirement for coalminers may be just that as the government funded early retirement benefits also come under attack.

68.   And after one has bared all the numbers and expressed those innermost desires for early retirement.

69.   And because of the lifetime-employment tradition, managers are urging -- sometimes forcing -- middle managers to take early retirement.

70.   And lawyers are predicting many more of these lawsuits, as companies increasingly use early retirement plans to save money.